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Single shot reported inside Walter Reed hospital in Maryland, police say Single shot reported inside Walter Reed hospital in Maryland, police say
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Police said on Monday they were checking a report of a single shot fired at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, outside Washington. Police said on Monday they were searching a 20-story tower at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center outside Washington after a report of a single shot fired.
Montgomery County police spokeswoman Natasha Plotnikov said a 911 caller reported hearing one shot inside Building 1, the original hospital on the campus in Bethesda, on Monday morning. Plotnikov said police were on the scene checking the report. Montgomery County police spokesman Captain Paul Starks said a 911 call reporting hearing a single shot inside Building 1, the original hospital on the campus in Bethesda, came from the tower on Monday morning.
The navy’s website warned that the campus was on lockdown and all personnel were sheltering in place after a report of an active shooter. Department of Defense and National Institutes of Health security officials were searching with county officers. Starks said police were nearly finished searching that building and there was no indication of a shooting and no injuries reported. Once their search was complete, they were set to bring in dogs to search for explosives.
Local television coverage showed police cars parked by the building and people walking away from it. Roads in the area were closed, and helicopters were circling above. The navy’s website warned that the campus was on lockdown and all personnel were sheltering in place after a report of an active shooter.
Police tweeted that they had not confirmed the report of a shot, but they were sending additional officers. Roads around the facility were closed for hours but later opened.
Walter Reed officials could not immediately be reached. Local television coverage showed police cars parked by the building and people walking away from it. Helicopters were circling above.